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January 2023

A month into office, Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government has pursued numerous policies that have been met with nationwide anti-government protests. In one of the largest protest movements ever seen in Israel, more than 100,000 people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on 21 January against PM Netanyahu chanting ‘No to dictatorship’ and ‘Democracy.’ Protestors have particularly reacted to the proposed judicial reforms package that would politicise the Supreme Court and limit its powers. Many analysts fear these changes could foster corruption, set back minority rights, and could lead to an institutional crisis and erosion of democracy. Other proposed legislation includes a bill that would enable the removal of Arab-led parties from the Knesset for voicing solidarity with Palestinian victims of Israeli government actions.

December 2022

Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister on 29 December, despite being currently on trial for corruption. The new government includes ultra-Orthodox and far-right parties that have pledged to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, with some ministers convicted for crimes such as tax fraud, corruption and terrorism. The Knesset approved several bills throughout December in preparation for Netanyahu's government, including amendments to the Basic Law, which had prevented those who have been sentenced to prison from holding a ministerial position, and extended authority to National Security Minister over Israeli police force and Civil Administration in West Bank. This will be the most right-wing government in Israel’s history, and analysts warn that some of the new legislation it has proposed will inflame conflict, damage the judiciary, and restrict minority rights. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara warned that the new government’s legislative program threatens to turn Israel into a “democracy in name, but not in essence.”

November 2022

Israel’s fifth election in less than four years has resulted in an apparent victory for a religious nationalist coalition led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, was tasked with forming a government by President Isaac Herzog. A far-right government is expected as Netanyahu has pledged to seek national consensus with policies such as annexation of the West Bank, alterations to the role of the judiciary, and strict opposition to any territorial concessions with the Palestinians, generating national and international concern.

September 2022

Israel imposed new legislation that tightens control in West Bank and effectively entrenches Israel’s 55-year control over the Palestinian population in the territory. The Israeli military body responsible for civilian affairs in the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) released a wide-ranging policy imposing rules, reporting requirements, and restrictions for foreigners who want to enter Palestinian areas of the West Bank, extending its control of daily life and movement in and out of the occupied territory. The rules do not apply to people visiting Israel or the more than 130 Jewish settlements scattered across the West Bank.

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GSoD Indices Data 2012-2021

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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
9 364 000
System of government
Parliamentary system
Head of government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (since 2022)
Head of government party
Likud
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
List Proportional Representation
Women in lower or single chamber
23.3%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2022
Effective number of political parties Tooltip
7.99
Head of state
President Isaac Herzog
Selection process for head of state
Indirect election (assembly)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
23/01/2018
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
29.17%
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Human Rights Treaties

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United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Convention on the Rights of the Child
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International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
No Action
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
No Action
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
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Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
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Equal Remuneration Convention
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Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
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Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
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Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
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Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
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Early Warning System BETA

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Low risk of democratic breakdown Low risk of democratic breakdown (BETA)
Low risk of democratic backsliding Low risk of democratic backsliding (BETA)

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GSoD Indices

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